Clerk to Local Governors at SAST

Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted and an appointment may be made before the closing date, therefore an early application is encouraged.

Salary: Grade 8, Point 12: £14.82 per hour

Contract: Permanent, 70 hours per year, per school 

We are looking to appoint an outstanding Clerk with energy and enthusiasm and a love for working in education and governance. This is a wonderful opportunity to join a group of Clerks working within a large Multi-Academy Trust across Dorset and South Somerset. Most meetings will be in school in the early evening, but some may be held virtually. No experience necessary, regular training and support will be provided.

We have vacancies at King Arthur's School - Wincanton, Charlton Horethorne Primary School and Shaftesbury School. Within your application, please indicate if you're applying for one (please specify) or all of these schools. 

The successful candidate will:

• be able to work flexibly in school settings in the early evening (with prior- arrangement) and occasionally during the school day.

• be able to plan their time.

• have excellent communication skills.

• be able to attend meetings and take minutes.

• have the ability to embrace and contribute to the vision of Trust schools.

• show respect to others and be able to embrace the ethos and values of the trust.

• be positive, optimistic, caring, kind and approachable.

• have the ability to support, challenge and inspire.

• be willing to develop their professional clerking skills.

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You are warmly encouraged to get in touch prior to application to discuss the position. Our Governance Professional, Brida Skipworth is available to have an informal discussion with interested applicants about the role. Please contact her at [email protected]. 

SAST will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. In line with KCSIE guidance, this will be part of safer recruitment checks, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

Safeguarding responsibilities associated with this role may include engagement in regulatory activity, such as administering first aid or supporting an upset child.  It will have contact with young people on a day-to-day basis.  SAST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  The successful candidate will have to meet the person specification and the post is subject to safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check and Children’s Barred List check.  The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. 

SAST recognises the benefit of having a diverse workforce and is committed to building a workforce which reflects diversity from the communities it serves. SAST values the contributions from all staff from a wide range of different backgrounds and actively seeks to promote an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment and at the same time supports fair promotion and cultural acceptance. Under the provision of the Equality Act 2010 SAST welcomes applications from everyone and operates a recruitment process which is fair and does not discriminate against or disadvantage anyone because of their age, disability, gender reassignment status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

This role is UK- based and your right to work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.